Perhaps you know of people who have suffered so greatly or been brainwashed to such an extent that they do not even know for sure what to believe anymore.  They might even question their salvation or even God’s existence, let alone the gospel of grace in Jesus Christ.  They might...

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There is nothing wrong with trying to make money or even a lot of it as long as we do it honestly, morally, and while treating others the way we wish to be treated when we enter a business transaction.  Whether we are in management, sales, marketing, human resources, or another aspect of...

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Matthew 24 is full of events that will point to signs of the last days (see also Daniel 12:4). No man knows the exact day or hour of Christ’s return, but there are signposts to catch our attention that time is running short. These include wars and rumors of wars (v. 6), an increase in...

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1 John 2:16 says, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.” We need only to go back to the first sin to see these three underlying facets of sin at work. Genesis 3:6 ...

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Sometimes, we read a promise of God given to us in the Scripture and just laugh in a scoffing, unbelieving way at what God has said.  The longer we are believers, the more likely it is that we will find ourselves having laughed at promises of God that we believed were too good to be...

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“And I show you a still more excellent way.” -1 Corinthians 12:31 Love is the ultimate distinguishing characteristic of true believers (John 13:34-35). Yet, for a variety of reasons, the primary of which is Satanic delusion and deception, love has been rendered as merely being ...

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Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.”  Biblical training is not just training of any kind.  Unless we know what the Scripture teaches, we might think we are doing things right when, in...

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It is not easy being in a fallen, corrupt world, especially as believers.  Temptations are everywhere, persecution is on the increase, and those who hate Jesus continue to multiply.  Even Lot, who was not the most shining Christian example, testified to just how oppressing and tormenting...

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The only way to know if we are growing spiritually is to know what spiritual maturity looks like. Paul said that we are to imitate him as he imitated Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). In other words, Christ is the perfect expression of what it means to grow to maturity in the Lord. We will never be...

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Whether it is acceptable or not to get a tattoo is a hot topic among Christians, especially young people.  Just as there is great peer pressure to sleep around, to experiment with drugs, to watch garbage on television, and to compromise in music, there is also great lure surrounding...

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